What's On Summer 2023/24

WAG GA WAGGA + S U R ROU ND S WIRADJURI COUNTRY

WHAT’S

ON

SUMMER

THIS IS LADYSMITH PARK PERENNIALS SUMMER OPEN GARDEN DAY

Christmas WAG GA

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Wagga Wagga Christmas Trail 2023

Wednesday 6 December 2023 Wagga Wagga | Wiradjuri Country wagga.nsw.gov.au/waggachristmas

WELCOME TO SUMMER Summer in our Wagga Wagga + Surrounds region is full of fun, festive cheer and days enjoying the sun.

Start the season with the family-friendly Christmas Trail. Join Santa, Mrs Claus and their merry helpers as they cruise Wagga Wagga parks with treats for all the good kids. Round out the year and celebrate the new one ahead at Lake Albert, home to Wagga Wagga’s New Years Eve event, with a spectacular firework display for all to enjoy.

As well this season, and right across our region, you’ll find markets, creative workshops, wellness retreats, classes and much more - with a variety of indoor events to keep cool and outdoor adventure for the sun seekers.

Finish the season with a musical masterpiece at Wagga Wagga’s Civic Theatre as Bidgee Theatre Productions bring Priscilla: Queen of the Desert to the stage. wagga wagga ngurang Wiradjuridya ngurambangga.

Place of dance and celebration all together on Wiradjuri country.

CONTENTS SUMMER EVENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 REGULAR EVENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ARTS + EXHIBITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 THEATRE, SHOWS + LECTURES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TOURS + FARM GATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

DECE MBE R 1 DECEMBER

Rural Outreach Counselling Christmas Themed Trivia WAGGA WAGGA Wagga RSL Club

1 – 3 DECEMBER

Battle of the Border GREATER HUME Carberry Estate

2 DECEMBER

Combined Riders Wagga Wagga Toy Run WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Centre

6 DECEMBER

Viewco Xmas Party Race Day

WAGGA WAGGA Various locations

WAGGA WAGGA Murrumbidgee Turf Club

Regional Disability Advocacy Service Dance Party

Christmas Trail Join Santa, Mrs Claus and their merry helpers as they cruise the suburb parks with treats for all the good kids. wagga.nsw.gov.au/ waggachristmas

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga RSL Club

6 – 8 DECEMBER

Christmas Storytime in the Park WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens 4

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8 DECEMBER

17 DECEMBER

Wagga RSL Christmas Party on the Greens

Permanent Jewellery Sessions with Kristy Lee

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga RSL Club

Tumut Christmas Family Fun Night TUMUT Wynyard Street

9 DECEMBER

Christmas Carnival + Fireworks COOTAMUNDRA Adams Street

JUNEE Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory

22 DECEMBER

Ted Ryder Cup

WAGGA WAGGA Murrumbidgee Turf Club

Riverina Paceway Christmas Carnival WAGGA WAGGA Riverina Paceway

Cocktail Club TUMBARUMBA Ladbroken Distillery

10 DECEMBER

DIY Ginfusion Workshop TUMBARUMBA Ladbroken Distillery

14 – 21 DECEMBER

Christmas Bubble House

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Marketplace

16 DECEMBER

Santa’s Arrival and Christmas Party

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Marketplace

Christmas with the Con WAGGA WAGGA Riverside: Wagga Beach

26 DECEMBER

Boxing Day Movie Releases WAGGA WAGGA Forum 6 Cinemas

Four blockbuster movies are hitting the big screens at Forum 6 Cinemas on Boxing Day! • Poor Things • Wish • Migration • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

31 DECEMBER

New Year's Eve Celebrations WAGGA WAGGA Lake Albert See page 6 for details

Coolamon NYE Street Party COOLAMON Cowabbie Street visitwagga.com

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Sunday 31 December 2023 6.30pm - 10pm | Free entry Apex Park, Lake Albert, Wagga Wagga

Bring in the New Year in Wagga Wagga Roll out the picnic rug for this family-friendly event.

Soak up the atmosphere and enjoy an evening of food trucks and a fireworks display at 9.30pm. It’s time to celebrate!

Event details:

wagga.nsw.gov.au/nye 6

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JANUA RY 1 JANUARY

15 JANUARY

Tumbarumba Rodeo

Strawberry Ice Cream Day

TUMBARUMBA Tumbarumba Showgrounds

WAGGA WAGGA Bidgee Strawberries & Cream

6 – 13 JANUARY

18 – 19 JANUARY

The Riverina Summer School of Strings

Annette Fear – Thai Food Masterclass

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Christian College

WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

7 – 12 JANUARY

20 JANUARY

Sounds of Summer Concert Series

Annette Fear – Greek Cooking Class

WAGGA WAGGA St. John’s Church

WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

7 – 14 JANUARY

21 JANUARY

MoR Train Stops

WAGGA WAGGA Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Gardens site

Annette Fear – Dim Sum, Dumpling & Bao Bun Cooking Class WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

13 JANUARY

The Outback Stockman Show GREATER HUME Holbrook Hotel

14 JANUARY

Festival of Small Halls HUMULA Humula Memorial Hall

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26 JANUARY

Jail Break Fun Run JUNEE Junee Recreation and Aquatic Centre

South Wagga Apex Mighty Duck Race WAGGA WAGGA Riverside: Wagga Beach

27 JANUARY

Back to School Party WAGGA WAGGA Chambers Park

25 JANUARY

Australia Day Awards WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

26 JANUARY

Australia Day Events WAGGA WAGGA + SURROUNDS Refer to regional Council’s website for event details

Australia Day Races WAGGA WAGGA Murrumbidgee Turf Club

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Come along for a chill afternoon with live tunes, a free BBQ, giant lawn games, quiet creative zone, pop-up library, free school supplies and good vibes. wagga.nsw.gov.au/ backtoschoolparty

F EBRUA RY 3 FEBRUARY

Tumut River Tap Days TUMUT Bila Park

Summer Sweat Detox Retreat OURA Figtree Retreat

3 FEBRUARY

Wagga Pro Rodeo WAGGA WAGGA Equex Rodeo Ground

3 – 4 FEBRUARY

Australian Clay Targets Golden Pro

WAGGA WAGGA The Range Function Centre

4 FEBRUARY

The Rock Triathlon THE ROCK Recreation Ground

8 FEBRUARY

9 – 24 FEBRUARY

Barbeque + Charcoal Cooking Masterclass

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

8 – 10 FEBRUARY

Bidgee Theatre Productions presents the smash hit musical Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

Grounded & Grateful Retreat

More details at civictheatre.com.au

OURA Figtree Retreat

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11 FEBRUARY

18 FEBRUARY

Ganmain Triathlon

Spanish Cooking Class

GANMAIN Ganmain Sports Ground

WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

23 FEBRUARY

Live Music Event

WAGGA WAGGA Bidgee Strawberries & Cream

24 FEBRUARY

Summer Open Garden Day ALFREDTOWN Ladysmith Park Perennials

24 – 25 FEBRUARY

16 – 18 FEBRUARY

Bendigo Bank Tumbafest

NSW Junior Touch Football – Southern Conference

TUMBARUMBA Creekscape

25 FEBRUARY

WAGGA WAGGA Jubilee Park

Mexican Street Food

Wagga Wagga will play host to thousands if competitors and spectators for the premier NSW Touch Football junior representative event for southern NSW.

WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

27 FEBRUARY

The Outback Stockman Show GREATER HUME Holbrook Hotel

16 – 18 FEBRUARY

Beach Volleyball Carnival COOTAMUNDRA Coota Beach

Gundagai Show GUNDAGAI Oibell Drive

17 – 18 FEBRUARY

Psychic & Wellbeing Expo WAGGA WAGGA Wagga RSL Club 10

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R EGUL A R E VE NTS MARKETS

THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

EVERY SATURDAY

Village Markets Tarcutta

Demonstration Gardens- Vegetable Swap and Buy

1 DECEMBER

WAGGA WAGGA Demonstration Gardens

EVERY THRURSDAY

Riverina Producers Market

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showgrounds (Except 28 December)

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TARCUTTA Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Hall

Ganmain Twilight Christmas Market GANMAIN Ford Street

9 DECEMBER, 13 JANUARY + 10 FEBRUARY

Markets @ the G-Rodge GREATER HUME Gerogery Hotel

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10 DECEMBER

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 28 JANUARY

River & Wren Christmas Market

Lazy Sundays – Live Music

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showgrounds

WAGGA WAGGA The Wild Vine

2 + 16 DECEMBER, 20 JANUARY & 3 + 17 FEBRUARY

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Trivia

Wollundry Saturday Markets

WAGGA WAGGA Riverina Hotel

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Showgrounds

16 DECEMBER & 26 JANUARY

SPORT, FITNESS + OUTDOORS

Markets by the Lake

3 - 11 DECEMBER

WAGGA WAGGA Apex Park

Riverina Iris’s Daylillies Open Days

MUSIC + CULTURE

WAGGA WAGGA Riverina Iris Farm

2 DECEMBER + 3 FEBRUARY

9 DECEMBER

Downside Bush Dance WAGGA WAGGA Downside Hall

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Quiz Express Trivia WAGGA WAGGA Victoria Hotel

EVERY THURSDAY

Infusion Games Trivia + Karaoke

Ladysmith Tourist Railway

LADYSMITH Ladysmith Railway Station

FIRST + THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH

Willans Hill Miniature Railway Rides

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens

WAGGA WAGGA Victoria Hotel

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A RTS + E X H I B ITIONS

1 – 10 DECEMBER

Marking Time

WAGGA WAGGA Old Ambo Gallery

FROM 22 DECEMBER

Lazy Days in Wagga Wagga Tom Castro: The Man Who Never Was WAGGA WAGGA

Museum of the Riverina: Historic Council Chambers Site

4 DECEMBER – 10 MARCH

Staying with the Trouble WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

9 DECEMBER

Wet Cyanotype with Elaine Camlin WAGGA WAGGA Unique State Art Space

9 DECEMBER – 17 MARCH

Emma Varga: Fire – Water – Life

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Never A Dull Moment (Peter Batey OAM) Marty Steel

10 DECEMBER – 10 MARCH

FROM 22 DECEMBER

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

The Bald Archy Prize

WAGGA WAGGA Museum of the Riverina: Historic Council Chambers site Australia’s most popular satirical portrait award. It encapsulates the irreverent, larrikin Australian spirit in a way that appeals to people from all walks of life and is now internationally known.

Louise Zhang & Jessica Bradford: See you in Hell

15 DECEMBER – 10 MARCH

Dennis Golding: POWER – The Future is Here WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS 19 + 21 DECEMBER

Totally Cool Sun Prints!

WAGGA WAGGA Unique State Art Space 14

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21 DECEMBER

13 DECEMBER

Festive Florals with Elaine Camlin – Adult Workshop

Spirit of Christmas

22 DECEMBER

‘Best of’ Dinner Show Tribute – Christmas Party Edition

WAGGA WAGGA Unique State Art Space

Building Blocks Social Lego Group - Christmas Holiday WAGGA WAGGA Unique State Art Space

Earring Making Workshop URANQUINTY Little Black Duck

Riverina School of Strings WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Christian College

2 FEBRUARY

21 JANUARY

Candle Making Workshop URANQUINTY Little Black Duck

7 FEBRUARY - 4 SEPTEMBER

Ultimate Beginners Course

WAGGA WAGGA Sew Me School of Fashion & Design

2 DECEMBER

WAGGA WAGGA The Gardens Wagga

6 – 13 JANUARY

23 DECEMBER + 20 JANUARY

THEATRE, SHOWS + LECTURES

WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

Magic Men Takeover WAGGA WAGGA Tilly’s

9 – 24 FEBRUARY

Priscilla Queen of the Desert WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre See page 9 for details

23 FEBRUARY

Live Music Event WAGGA WAGGA Bidgee Strawberries & Cream

Steve Case

25 FEBRUARY

7 DECEMBER

WAGGA WAGGA Riverside Precinct: Wagga Beach

WAGGA WAGGA Curious Rabbit

Women Like Us – Comedy Show

The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show – Get Rhythm

WAGGA WAGGA International Hotel

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SCHOOL HOLI DAYS 19 - 22 DECEMBER + 22 - 25 JANUARY

South Wagga Tennis Camp WAGGA WAGGA South Wagga Tennis Club

2 – 31 JANUARY

School Holiday Activities WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga City Library

6 JANUARY

Print Press Play Pokemon

WAGGA WAGGA Unique State Art Space

22 – 23 JANUARY

Kids + Teen Cooking Class – Junior Chef WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am

DURING JANUARY TUESDAY – SATURDAY

MoR Wii Sporting Hall of Fame WAGGA WAGGA Museum of the Riverina: Botanic Gardens site

MORE ACTIVITIES

Laser Tag WAGGA WAGGA Baylis Street

Movie + Bowl Deal WAGGA WAGGA Forum 6 Cinemas + Wagga Bowl & Diner

Twin City Skate WAGGA WAGGA Bolton Park Stadium

Wagga Smash Shack WAGGA WAGGA Edward Street

Zana Aerial Academy WAGGA WAGGA Copland Street visitwagga.com/discover

MoR Aussie Animal Origami WAGGA WAGGA Museum of the Riverina: Botanic Gardens site

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TOURS, FARM GATES + CELL AR DOORS Agriculture Tours Riverina RIVERINA P. 0419 407 804

Ashculme Textiles WAGGA WAGGA P. 0414 478 585

Bidgee Strawberries & Cream WAGGA WAGGA P: 0480 311 643

Bundyi Cultural Tours WAGGA WAGGA bundyiculture.com.au

Borambola Wines BORAMBOLA P. 0404 084 567

Charles Sturt Winery WAGGA WAGGA P. 02 6933 2435

Coolamon Cheese Co. COOLAMON P. 02 6927 3757

ErinEarth

WAGGA WAGGA P. 02 6925 7150

Flyfaire Winery WOOMARGARMA P. 02 6020 5264

In Motion Fitness Kayak Tours WAGGA WAGGA P. 0429 952 140

Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory JUNEE P. 02 6924 3574

Ladbroken Distilling Co. TUMBARUMBA P. 0433 571 538

The Apple Thief – Cider House BATLOW P. 0408 694 468

Truenorth Helicopters TUMUT P. 1300 145 407

Tumut River Brewing Co. Tours TUMUT P. 1300 042 337

Whitton Malt House DARLINGTON POINT P. 02 6955 2592

Wollundry Grove Olive Tours WAGGA WAGGA P. 0429 201 773

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Wagga Wagga Visitor Information Centre 183 Tarcutta Street P. 1300 100 122 visitwagga.com #visitwagga Follow Visit Wagga Wagga on Follow Wagga Events on #waggaevents Cover photo: Ladysmith Park Perennials Summer Open Garden Day, Matt Beaver Above photo: Riverside Precinct: Wagga Beach, Chloe Smith Photography Disclaimer: Every endeavour has been made to ensure the details appearing in this publication are correct at the time of printing. No responsibility will be taken for any inaccuracy whether by inclusion or omission. We encourage readers to visit the event organiser’s webpage or social media for event updates.

We thank Uncle Dr Stan Grant senior, Budyaan Wiradyuri Language Trust and the staff at the School of Indigenous Australian Studies at Charles Sturt University for the Wiradyuri language and translations used in this publication.

AUTUMN EDITION Coming soon March Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras Festival Wagga Wagga Food and Wine Festival April CraftAlive Wagga Wagga ANZAC Day Celebrations May Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Carnival Wagga Wagga Stamp and Coin Fair

Register your event for the summer edition Autumn deadline: 19 January 2024 visitwagga.com/promote events@wagga.nsw.gov.au